[Blotassefesek]

Buying this Athlon custom computer off of Ibuypower.com

Will someone who knows about computers rate this? I mainly play World of Warcraft (Level 75 Unholy DPS Human DK on Moon Guard)

This is the NEW set up for the computer. I spent a good 20 mins of site crosschecking and review reading for research on every part. This thing is practicly my child. I made myself go for the quad core, since I do not think dual core is gonna cut it.

I know this thing is gonna be able to run WoW on max detail, but, even though I do not play it, I need to know...

Can it run Crysis 2 on MAX detail, with minimal lag?

I payed 592 dollars, including shipping for it. Is this worth it, will it fit my needs, and will it make my Guild cry from jealousy?


AMD Athlon II DDR2 Configurator Case ( Chimera Inferno 2 Gaming Case - Flame )

Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Athlon™ II X4 635 Quad-Core CPU )

Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - [Free Upgrade] Standard 120mm Fan )

Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module - Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 5450 - 1GB )

Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )

Motherboard ( ASUS M4A785-M -- AMD 785G Hybrid CrossFire Chipset )

Motherboard USB / SATA Interface ( [Free] Internal USB 3.0 PCI-E x1 Expansion Card )

Power Supply ( 450 Watt -- Standard )

Primary Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive )

Data Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive )

Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )

Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )

Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )

Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )

Operating System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only ) Does this mean I won't have any internet provider? Someone explain what this means.

Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )

Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )

Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )

[Nfxutkpa]

i hate wow

---------- Post added October 14th, 2010 at 08:48 PM ----------

no offense

[Timoxari]

I'm not too good with computers, but I would think for 400 you can get atleast a TB of HD, I'm droppin 600 for my comp (its a kit so i gotta put it together) it's pretty nice i5 processor and nice video card w/ a super special fan, I assume you need the keyboard + mouse?

[mp3 free]

Cool constructive comment there, Jurrac.

Overall for the price it doesn't look that bad; although don't expect to be able to run Crysis 2 on it. World of Warcraft doesn't require much, if that's all you're getting this for. If I have time I'll look into this in more detail, but for the most part more information is needed on what you're looking for.

I'd rate it a C. In the end though, whether or not it suits your needs is what's important.

[nakeseireo]

System modified.

[herbalviagra]

Are you buying a stock computer or actually making it yourself?

Anyhow, like Chris said, WoW doesn't need much like other MMOs. I'm not too knowledgeable about ATI cards, but I think WoW would only need a 7 series Nvidia Geforce card to run at max.

Crysis is a completely different beast however. You need absolute power for it to run at max detail with no lag. Forget about Crysis 2, just for the first Crysis at 1620x1280 you will need a good PSU, a good CPU, and a good card. You could run it at min settings I think but expect lag here and there.

[timmybrown]

Im customizing a stock computer on ibuypower.com

Anyway, I don't go for what is necessary. I go for what will do the job, without maxing out its potential.